Here is one more post of objects in the current exhibition at the Palace of Iturbide. "Copa de Arte Popular" (Popular Art Cup) showcases handicrafts and popular art with a soccer theme.
Embroidery from Oaxaca featuring a soccer ball, players and the World Cup trophy.
Would you believe that this extremely realistic picture of a jaguar with a soccer ball is created from painted pieces of broom straws?
Three sarapes (a woven blanket-like cloak) with soccer themes from the states of Oaxaca and Tlaxcala.
A weaving from Oaxaca which combines the pre-Hispanic ball game with modern soccer players.
This weaving from Oaxaca combines traditional Zapotec designs with a soccer ball and soccer fields.
A "charro" outfit embroidered with images of soccer players.
The Huichol tribe is famous for creating works of art covered with thousands of glass beads. This piece has a soccer ball resting on the antlers of a blue deer, a sacred animal in their mythology.
The traditional feather dancers of Oaxaca on the soccer field.
This tribute to the World Cup in Mexico City is created from feathers.
These traditional dolls from the state of Querétaro are wearing Mexican soccer jerseys.
This soccer stadium, modeled from clay, comes from the state of Puebla.
A wood carving from the state of Chiapas
In some indigenous mythologies, the earth is carried on the back of a turtle. Here the turtle carries a soccer stadium on its back.
The exhibit ends with three large, very elaborate Trees of Life.
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